El Dorado School District

124 West Central Avenue
El Dorado, KS 67042-2138
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

El Dorado School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:

Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 518 students in El Dorado School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High Schools in El Dorado School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 13% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in El Dorado School District have a Graduation Rate of 83%, which is less than the Kansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is El Dorado High School, with 85-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
6 Schools
403 Schools
# Students
1,786 Students
163,604 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1

District Rank

El Dorado School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (KS)
#232 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of El Dorado  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
21%
29%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of El Dorado  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
26%
32%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of El Dorado  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
30%
31%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of El Dorado  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
85-89%
89%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of El Dorado  School District and public school graduation rate of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.37
0.55
# American Indian Students
14 Students
1,367 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
11 Students
4,476 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
196 Students
34,479 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
21%
# Black Students
30 Students
10,520 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
1,398 Students
103,262 Students
% White Students
78%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
337 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
131 Students
9,163 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
128
70
# Students in K Grade:
121
262
# Students in 1st Grade:
110
649
# Students in 2nd Grade:
127
732
# Students in 3rd Grade:
117
754
# Students in 4th Grade:
130
809
# Students in 5th Grade:
111
792
# Students in 6th Grade:
149
1,723
# Students in 7th Grade:
120
4,356
# Students in 8th Grade:
157
4,869
# Students in 9th Grade:
153
37,517
# Students in 10th Grade:
126
37,330
# Students in 11th Grade:
133
36,547
# Students in 12th Grade:
104
34,737
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,457

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,801 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,837 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (KS)
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$7,774 MM
This chart displays total revenue of El Dorado  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$27 MM
$8,211 MM
This chart displays total spending of El Dorado  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$15,801
$16,276
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in El Dorado  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$14,837
$17,192
This chart displays average spending per public school student in El Dorado  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best El Dorado School District Public High Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
El Dorado Virtual School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
500 W. Central Ave.
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 322-4800
Grades: K-12
| 10 students
Rank: #22.
El Dorado High School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
401 Mccollum Road
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 322-4810
Grades: 9-12
| 508 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 6 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,786 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 22%
  • : 85-89% (Top 50% in KS)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 21% (Btm 50%)
  • : 26% (Btm 50%)
  • : 30% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KS Dept. of Education

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